Camera Phone Timeline

Camera Phone Timeline


2002 - First Camera phone from Nokia - Nokia 7650 [0.3 mp, VGA resolution 640x480] - 600 Euros

2002 - First Camera phone from Sony Ericsson - Sony P800 [0.3 MP, VGA resolution 640x480] -

2003 - Motorola E365 - First Camera phone from Motorola [0.3 MP, VGA resolution 640x480] - 366$

2003 - More Camera phones were sold worldwide than stand-alone digital cameras.

2003 - Samsung Introduces world's first 1 MP Camera phone

2003 - Casio Introduces world's first 2 MP Camera phone - Casio A5403CA

2004 - Nokia becomes the world's most sold digital camera brand.

2004 - Samsung Introduces world's first 3.2 MP Camera phone - SCH-A990

2004 - Samsung Introduces world's first 5 MP Camera phone SCH-S250

2005 - Samsung Introduces world's first 7 MP Camera phone SCH-V770

2006 - Samsung Introduces world's first infrared camera phone SCH-W760

2006 - More than 50% of world's mobile phones had cameras in it.

2006 - Samsung Introduces world's first 10MP Camera phone - SCH-B600

2007 - Samsung Introduces world's first 5 MP Camera phone with 3x optical zoom - G800

2008 - Samsung Introduces world's first 8 MP Camera phone - GT-I8510

2008 - Digital Imaging Systems announces world's first 9 MP Camera phone - DIS6931

2008 - Total number of cameraphones in the world reaches 1.9 billion

2009 - Samsung Introduces world's first 8MP Camera phone with AMOLED touchscreen - Samung Ultra Touch

2009 - LG Launches world's slimmest 8 MP Camera - LG Viewty Smart (LG-GC900) measuring just 12.4mm thick!

2009 - Samsung Introduces world's first 12 MP Camera phone - Pixon12

2009 - Samsung Introduces world's first 12 MP Camera phone with 3x optical zoom - AMOLED 12M

2009 - Texas instruments announces processors that will allow 20MP Camera phones!

2010 - Altek, Taiwan based company introduces world's first 14MP Camera phone - Altek Leo

2010 - Nokia Launches its first 12MP Camera phone with Carl-zeiss lens and Xenon flash - Nokia N8

2010 - Sony Ericsson introduces world's first 16MP Camera phone - Sony S006

2010 - More than 81% of world's mobile phones had cameras in it.

 2000 - World's First Camera phone. Sharp J-SH04 priced at $500.